Pakistan: Open manholes expose deadly civic failure in Karachi

Dec 31, 2025

An eight-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Karachi's Mehran Town, sparking public anger over civic negligence. Residents say repeated complaints...

Karachi officials blamed for negligence after child's death

Dec 07, 2025

In a scathing response to administrative negligence, the City Council's Water and Sewerage Committee dismissed all inquiry reports submitted by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation...

Mumbai: Labourer dies after falling into manhole in Borivali West

Aug 08, 2024

A labourer died after falling into a manhole while cleaning it in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Thursday.

Chennai man falls in open manhole, dies

Dec 09, 2020

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 9 : A 56-year-old man died in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Wednesday after falling into a manhole, which was...

Two-year-old boy falls into manhole in Surat, rescue operation underway

Feb 05, 2025

A two-year-old boy fell into a manhole after its lid was "damaged by a heavy vehicle" in Gujarat's Surat

39-yr-old man falls into open manhole in Pune

Oct 02, 2021

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 : A 39-year-old man fell into an open manhole in Pune on Saturday, informed the fire department.